Porth Ceriad Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.79° N 4.51° W

Porth Ceriad 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porth Ceriad sea temperature is
19.3° C
3.4° 

Porth Ceriad surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
23
27
22
24
22
18
22
84
69
80
93
56
43
27
21
11
10
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
NW
20
WNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:56AM3.78m
1:17PM3.43m
1:41AM3.34m
2:05PM3.11m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.88m
7:50AM1.04m
7:58PM1.17m
8:25AM1.34m
8:46PM1.43m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
16
12
11
10
11
10
12
11
11
14
12
12
10
12
11
11
11
11
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